BAA BOYS BASKETBALL
2024 Mites Basketball Camp (grades K-2, a co-ed program) information can be found on the Girls Basketball Page; the Girls Basketball Committee runs it.
2025 Boys Basketball Key Dates
The Bloomington Athletic Association delivers fun, affordable, and safe youth sports experiences, fueled by our passionate volunteers. Our Boys Basketball program provides kids from 2nd – 12th grade the opportunity to develop in the areas of sportsmanship, teamwork, and strengthening motor skills all while having fun in a family-friendly atmosphere.
BAA Boys Basketball Program Overview:
The season runs for Boys Basketball from January to March. There are typically Player & Coaches Clinic, pre-season practices, an exhibition game, 8-12 regular-season games with 2 – 3 additional practices, depending on the grade level. There are no Wednesday activities. The program concludes with an end-of-season tournament in mid-March
Volunteers:
For our basketball program, volunteers are needed as coaches, assistant coaches, scorekeepers, and more. Check in at sign-ups or register as a volunteer online today!
COACHING: As always, we are entirely dependent on you as parents to help make this sport the best it can be by volunteering your time as a head coach, assistant coach, scorekeeper, or umpire. What better way to be involved with your children than to be a part of their team during the season? Without you, we cannot run this program!
BAA Tournaments and Playoffs:
BAA Playoffs and Tournaments are played for grades 2 – 12 with an opportunity to celebrate how the players and team have made progress since the beginning of the season, along with having some healthy competition. Parents/Guardians will be notified in advance of the schedule final playoff week information.
Boys 2nd – 12th grades
2nd/3rd Grade Monday & Friday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
4th Grade Monday & Friday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
5th – 6th Grade Tuesday & Thursday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
7th -9th Grade Monday & Friday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
10th – 12th Grade Thursday & Sunday (pm)
6:15 pm or 7:30 pm
2nd – 3rd Grades
Age Group 2nd - 3rd Grade
Experience The athletes will begin the night with a Skill Development Competition, followed by a game. Please arrive on time to participate at the published game time.
Game Fundamentals Our emphasis at this level is to improve individual skills of each player, to ensure that all Coaches are stressing skills in practice, and to provide a competitive situation to improve skills. Team play is also emphasized, with each Player sharing equally in the competition. Each game will have (4), (6) minute periods. For more details visit the Rules Book.
Where BPS Elementary Schools
Season Dates January - mid-March
Practice Days
GamesMonday | Friday
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm.
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts. BAA provides a t-shirt/jerseys for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $125
4th Grade
Age Group 4th Grade
Experience The athletes will begin the night with a Skill Development Competition, followed by a game. Please arrive on time to participate at the published game time.
Game Fundamentals Our emphasis at this level is to improve individual skills of each player, to ensure that all Coaches are stressing skills in practice, and to provide a competitive situation to improve skills. Team play is also emphasized, with each Player sharing equally in the competition. Each game will have (4), (6) minute periods. For more details visit the Rules Book.
Where BPS Elementary Schools
Season Dates January - mid-March
Practice Days
Games Monday | Friday
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts. BAA provides t-shirt/jerseys for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $125
5th – 6th Grades
Age Group 5th - 6th Grade
Experience The athletes will begin the night with a Skill Development Competition, followed by a game. Please arrive on time to participate at the published game time.
Game Fundamentals Our emphasis at this level is to improve individual skills of each player, to ensure that all Coaches are stressing skills in practice, and to provide a competitive situation to improve skills. Team play is also emphasized, with each Player sharing equally in the competition. Each game will have (4), (6) minute periods. For more details visit the Rules Book.
Where BPS Schools - Middle School Gym
Season Dates January - March
Practice Days
GamesTuesday | Thursdays
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts. BAA provides a t-shirt/jerseys for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $125
7th – 9th Grades
Age Group 7th & 8th grade boys
Experience BPS Schools
Game Fundamentals
Where
Season Dates January - mid-March
Days & Time Monday | Friday
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts. BAA provides a t-shirt/jerseys for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $140
10th – 12th Grades
Age Group
Experience
Game Fundamentals
Where Bloomington Public Schools
Season Dates January - March
Practice Days
Games Thursday & Sunday
6:15 pm or 7:30 pm
Equipment Tennis shoes and gym shorts, BAA provides a t-shirt/jerseys for each player. Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $140
CONTACTS:
BAA Basketball- BOYS Level Directors |
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| 2nd | 3rd Grade | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| 4th Grade | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| 5th | 6th Grade | OPEN | contact RICK if intrested | |
| 7th - 9th Grade | Andrew Clark | pineclutch@msn.com | |
| 10th - 12th Grades | OPEN | contact RICK if intrested | |
2018 BAA Basketball- BOYS Contacts |
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| Basketball Commissioner | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 or 612.371.1178 |
| Equipment Director | Floyd Getty | boysbasketballequipment@baaonline.org | 612.227.7726 |
| Referee Coordinator | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| Referee Head | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| Administration | Stephanie Nicholson | admin@baaonline.org | 952.222.5162 |
| Scorekeeper | OPEN | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | |
Boys Basketball Rule Book | Score Sheet | Rotation Sheet |
2023 Boys Basketball Score Reporting
| 2 - 3rd Grade Playoff Schedule | 4th Grade Playoff Brackets | |
| 5-6 Grades Playoff Brackets | 7-9th Grades Playoff Brackets | 10-12th Grades Playoff Brackets |
